Ted Cruz Can’t Beat Donald Trump Because He’s Scared Sh*tless Of Him
On the heels of one poll that shows Ted Cruz leading in Iowa, out of a sea of other polls showing Donald Trump beating everyone’s drawers off, the media is once again trying to concoct a threat to Trump’s supremacy. Chuck Todd even went so far as to call Cruz the “invisible frontrunner,” and to theorize that Cruz’ supporters are more likely to show up and caucus for him than Donald Trump’s.
It’s true that Cruz is surging in all the polls, but he’s still being crushed by Trump nationally, and is losing by 13 points in Iowa according to the latest CNN/ORC poll. The media is so desperate not to admit that Trump’s brand of racism and barbarism is genuinely popular with Republicans that they have leapt onto Cruz’s ascendancy with both feet, and are trying to will him into slaying the beast.
There are several problems with this, not the least of which is that Cruz’s gains have largely been at Ben Carson‘s expense, not Trump’s. Still, the theory goes that Cruz now has momentum, while Trump continues to hold, or at best edge up from, his support in the high 20s.
It is Cruz’s momentum, many have observed, that likely spurred Trump to announce his proposal to ban all Muslims from entering the United States, and it is that move which exposes the fatal flaws in the media’s Cruz narrative. The first flaw is that Trump’s move worked, even if he didn’t mean for it to.
It’s early yet, but indications are that while every political and media figure lines up to denounce the no Muslims policy, it is insanely popular with those pesky Republican voters. A Bloomberg poll released Wednesday showed that a full 65% of likely Republican primary voters approve of Trump’s plan. The poll was conducted online, but using recognized scientific polling methodology. Other polls taken this week have shown a jump in Trump’s support following the announcement of that plan. Those preliminary results may end up cooling in the final analysis, but I wouldn’t bet on it. People are scared, and in that Bloomberg poll, even 18% of Democrats favored Trump’s plan.
The second, more serious flaw in the media’s plan to kill Trump with Ted Cruz is that Cruz has badly failed the test that Trump’s announcement was designed to put him to. The best thing Cruz could have done, as far as Republican voters are concerned, would have been to agree with Trump, but Cruz’s second-best response was to disagree while praising Trump:
“In the media, there is no shortage of criticism for Donald Trump. I do not believe the world needs my voice added to the chorus of critics, and listen, I commend Donald Trump for standing up and focusing America’s attention on the need to secure our borders. Border security is national security, and I would note that no one can purport to be protecting the national security of this country if they are not prepared to secure the borders.”
This opening bid was a clever attempt to pit himself and Trump against the media, but the implicit message was…READ MORE
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By: Tommy Christopher
Tommy Christopher is The Daily Banter's White House Correspondent and Political Analyst. He's been a political reporter and liberal commentator since 2007, and has covered the White House since the beginning of the Obama administration, first for PoliticsDaily, and then for Mediaite. Christopher is a frequent guest on a variety of television, radio, and online programs, and was the villain in the documentaries The Audacity of Democracy and Hating Breitbart. He's also That Guy Who Live-Tweeted His Own Heart Attack, and the only person to have ever received public apologies from both Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.
20 responses to Ted Cruz Can’t Beat Donald Trump Because He’s Scared Sh*tless Of Him
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tracey marie December 10th, 2015 at 13:49
trump will never be president, he will end up going “rogue” 3nd party and split the repubs which will cause a bloody civil war within the party.
whatthe46 December 10th, 2015 at 14:18
pass the popcorn.
tracey marie December 10th, 2015 at 14:45
with or without butter?
whatthe46 December 10th, 2015 at 14:46
with of course. lots and lots. and salt, can’t forget the salt.
tracey marie December 10th, 2015 at 14:55
Okay, as you wish :)
rg9rts December 10th, 2015 at 15:04
4 more hours…..tick………………tock……………………….tick
whatthe46 December 10th, 2015 at 15:05
i knew it! and it’s 3 1/2. ha!
rg9rts December 10th, 2015 at 15:16
T….i…..c…..k…………………T…..o…….c…………………….k
whatthe46 December 10th, 2015 at 17:23
I’m out and about again
rg9rts December 10th, 2015 at 15:02
Madam President I presume??
tracey marie December 10th, 2015 at 15:08
Absolutely.
rg9rts December 10th, 2015 at 15:15
You notice they very very rarely mention her or her numbers LOL
tracey marie December 10th, 2015 at 15:17
they are like children, lalala I can’t hear you.
rg9rts December 10th, 2015 at 15:22
Fine with me…hurry up August
StoneyCurtisll December 10th, 2015 at 21:28
Lets cross our fingers~!
granpa.usthai December 10th, 2015 at 14:04
a Kuban born in Kanada whose family supported terrorism to propel Fidel into absolute power has reason to fear the WHITE RACIST rhetoric of Donald John as it can abruptly turn on them at any casual moment in accordance with the flip flopping patriotism of the donald.
BUTT!
tanks blocking the border with Canada?
even though MOST TERRORIST travel fluidly across our northern border, I still think that would be a tad bit much overkill.
better to have a person of vision who can relate well with international leaders and will go more high tec in the 21st century ‘war’ against terrorist instead of the dumbass 19th century shoot out on the dusty streets at high noon approach.
Fortunately, America has just the right WOMAN for the job at just the right time and place in our national History.
POTUS2BHRC 2016-2024
rg9rts December 10th, 2015 at 15:02
Cruz is in it for the money…not the whuppin he’s gonna git
bpollen December 10th, 2015 at 17:43
My invisible friend says Chuck Toad is a tool.
StoneyCurtisll December 10th, 2015 at 21:28
“sleepy eyed”….:)
robert December 10th, 2015 at 21:09
scared of a big time birther ? or 2nd thoughts